Vaporizer for use with electric fans.



J. E. STRATFORD & J. A. AOKLEY. VAPORIZER FOR USE WITH ELECTRIC FANS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.3U,.1912.

1 1 1 3,146, b I Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

from said reservoirs the liquid is taken. up

by capillary attraction by the wicks 13 and held in suspension in saidwicks. It will, therefore, be observed that by use of the wicks 13 agreater quantity of fluid will be exposed to the air current than willbe the case if only the wicks 14 are employed and yet the wicks 13 donot hastenthe emptying of the reservoir 5, inasmuch as the upper endsare not in contact with the liquid therein. The fan creates a current ofair and a consequent suction through the cage 7. The air passing throughthe cage, comes in contact with the wicks which are laden with theliquid-and will absorb from the wicks a certain portion thereof anddifiuse. the same through the air current, which is driven off from themotor and circulated throughout the room, in ivhichthe same is placed.

What We claim is 1 In a vaporizer of the characte" described having anarcuate portion in the lower side thereof, the combination wiwh aplurality of fluid reservoirs. arranged fixed position, one'above theother, an open cage between said resent oil's, strips across said opencage, a plurality ofwiclris, whose upper ends extend into the upperreservoir and whose other ends are suspended in said cage above thelower reservoir, a plurality v r of Wicks secured. to the upperreservoix Whose lower ends extend into the lower I. reservoir, a framework upon which said cage is mounted and means for securing saidvaporizer upon the motor of a fan. in a vaporizer, a frame having aportion of the bottom thereof arcuate and adapted to fit over a fanmotor, said frame comprising a plurality of fluid reservoirs arranged infixed position, one above the other, an open latticed cage between saidreservoirsya plurality of Wicks for conducting fluid from one reservoirto the other and I secured to the upper reservoir and means for securingsald vaporizer upon the rear of the frame of a motor fan.

In a vaporizer, the combination with a framehaving a portion of thebottom theremotor fan in such manner that when the fan is operated airwill 'be drawn through said vaporizer.

in testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN Q'STRATFORD,

. JOHN A. ACKLEY,

Witnesses MAY Monreomr, h N. Yummy. :1

